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Auction 107, Lot 552

"[Lot of 6 - Brazil]", Montanus, Arnoldus

1 of 6

Subject: Exploration

Period: 1671 (published)

Publication: De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld

Color: Black & White

Size:
6.5 x 5.2 inches
16.5 x 13.2 cm
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Group of six engravings from this important account of early explorations in America. This group includes views of a ritual fighting game, a battle, religious rites, cannibalism, and some very strange animals reportedly seen in the jungles.

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Condition: A

Minor soil in blank margins.

Estimate: $220 - $275

Sold for: $190

Closed on 6/9/2004

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